Cough and Whisper

Cough

Cough verb - Exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion.
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Synonyms for Cough

Whisper and cough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whisper" instead a verb "Cough".

Nearby Words: coughed, coughing

Whisper

Whisper verb - To make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy.
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Synonyms for Whisper

Cough and whisper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cough" instead a verb "Whisper".

Nearby Words: whispered, whispering, whisperer

How words are described

single single cough single whisper
loud loud cough loud whisper
deep deep cough deep whisper
simple simple cough simple whisper
Other adjectives: small, dry, slight, bad, quiet, last.

Common collocations

time cough time whisper time
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